Category: Travel

It simultaneously feels like both a lifetime and a moment ago that I left Amsterdam to return to Ukraine. In reality, it was twenty-two days ago. Let me try to encapsulate the last three weeks for you. Ukrainian Under-20 National […]

(Written June 6th) It just finished raining outside the room I have to myself at a beautiful resort-style tennis club. I’m back in Ukraine, this time for a yet-to-be-determined duration, to help coach the Under-20 national women’s basketball team. The […]

I write from a worn and comfortably familiar wooden table. It is one of several in the dining room and hangout space that anchors life at the Shelter Jordan Christian Hostel in Amsterdam. This morning marks the beginning of my […]

I write from an airport terminal in Istanbul. I’m bound for Amsterdam where I will stay for almost two weeks before heading back to Ukraine. I’ll explain, but first, let me catch you up to speed on the past week. […]

I write from a PE teacher’s lounge in Cluj, Romania. More on that later. However, let me paint the picture for you of my last five days. On Thursday last week, I flew from Kyiv, Ukraine to Montpellier, France. Mission: […]

(Written May 11th, 2017) I’m sitting in the last row on a Dutch airline flight from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Montpellier (France). This morning I departed from Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine after spending eight days with new friends. There’s so much I […]

My apologies for posting so infrequently — this trip is going by so fast I feel like I can’t even blink for fear of missing something so I’ve been trying to soak it in. Here’s a brief recap that won’t […]

I type this blog post from an airplane seat next to my fantastic youngest sister. The cabin crew just flicked off the overhead lights and we’re supposed to pretend it’s 2am when our bodies think it’s only 8 in the […]

I write from a Vietnamese hotel room overlooking the famous Dragon Bridge that spans the Han River in the heart of Da Nang (a coastal city). My friend and assistant coach, Pi Klouy, chats in Thai in her bed as […]

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I'm a 27-year-old vagabond. I coach basketball and dabble in other things like traveling, writing, music-ing, etc. I try to follow Jesus and trust Him with everything. I'm not very good at that yet.
I enjoy writing music, working out, playing guitar, editing papers, having deep conversations, being known, family, picking up sticks, chocolate chip cookies, cooking, collecting weird things like hotsauce and luggage, perusing thrift stores, listening to GOOD music, thinking about things, nice days, ocean views, adventure, horses, fall, running, pulling pranks, playing basketball, teaching basketball, watching basketball, hypothesizing about basketball, jokes (especially corny ones), a job well done, inspiration, road trips, and dreaming up crazy things to do just to say I did them.